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Kemin Industries recently began construction on its new research and development facility in Des Moines, Iowa. The
facility will provide 1,215 linear feet of
laboratory bench space for approximately
60 scientists and includes two general
labs, six shared laboratories and three pilot laboratories.
Ken Long was elected as the 2012-2013
chairman of the Georgia Poultry Federation April 13, succeeding Mark Ham,
American Proteins, Cumming. Other officers elected are Donnie Wilburn, Clay
Banks, Camilla and Mack Guest.
Derek Christiansen has been named protein technical account manager for Wixon; he will work closely on accounts in
the Wixon Protein Group division, overseeing sales and marketing functions,
purchasing and product development.
agen grandparent program, joined
other experts in addressing food
safety challenges and regulation in a
workshop sponsored by the American College of Poultry Veterinarians
in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The winning Texas A&M team, from
left: Brian Clay, Jacob Price (also
high individual winner), Ashley Clay,
Matthew March, Michael Clay and
Jason Lee.
Texas A&M University recently won
the 65th U.S. Poultry & Egg Association National Poultry Judging Contest,
held at Louisiana State University.
This is Texas A&M's fifth consecutive win, having won first place at the
event every year since 2008.
Eric Jensen, veterinarian for the Avi-
Poultry science students at the University of Arkansas were awarded
a $3,000 grant for an initiative that
aims to improve the public's understanding of the poultry industry. The
award is courtesy of Reach Teach
Learn, a Pfizer Animal Health Global Poultry project.
Key Technology
appointed Govert
van Drunen to the
position of channel sales manager
at Key Technology
BV, the company's
European operaGovert van Drunen tion.
The Midwest Poultry Federation has
continued its support for the Midwest
Poultry Consortium and the consortium's core programs - the Center
of Excellence Scholarship/Internship
Program and the Midwest Poultry
Research Program - with a $5,000
contribution for 2012.
The Minnesota Turkey Growers Association has appointed Jeff Stauffenecker as the newest allied director to
its board. Stauffenecker is co-owner
of Protein Alliance, which represents Northern Pride Cooperative in
the sales of all its turkey products.
Stauffenecker's three-year term on
the board began March 1.
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